Geralt listened and watched very carefully when Lucien answered his question about his friend, and noted the very obvious hint of sorrow in his voice and the faraway look in his eyes when he talked about it. It was clearly something that pained him to think about, best to keep it on the back-burner. There was no need for any...distractions now.

[color=crimson]"Mmhhmm...I see."[/color] Geralt raised his eyebrows playfully at the Ringleader's next response, glad to hear the light tone return to Lucien's voice and a glint sparkle in his eye. He decided that he liked the Frenchman most when he was being playful. [color=crimson]"I'd like to test that out sometime, not that I don't trust your word, of course. What is it they say? 'Trust, but verify'?"[/color] He said, giving the man a sideways glance as he began to flip through the sketchbook. All of the drawings were rather impressive, to say the least, it was clear that Lucien had an eye for art and a talent for it as well. Geralt glanced at the man's fingers as they curled around the whiskey glass, smiling as he imagined them holding a variety of...other objects.

[color=crimson]"These are really quite good..."[/color] Geralt said wistfully as he lingered on a drawing of a hawk in flight. [color=crimson]"Have you mastered human figures as well, or do you prefer to stick to the wild?"[/color]